Mindfulness is a way of paying attention, on purpose and non-judgmentally, to what goes on in the present moment in your body, mind and the world around you.

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Mindfulness is a way of paying attention, on purpose and non-judgmentally, to what goes on in the present moment in your body, mind and the world around you.

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See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance , or some time each day with no purpose. Practice feeling deserving enough to accept these gifts without obligation – to simply receive from yourself, and from the universe.

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See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance , or some time each day with no purpose. Practice feeling deserving enough to accept these gifts without obligation – to simply receive from yourself, and from the universe.
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Note that this journey is uniquely yours, no one else’s. So the path has to be your own. You cannot imitate somebody else’s journey and still be true to yourself. Are you prepared to honor your uniqueness in this way?

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Note that this journey is uniquely yours, no one else’s. So the path has to be your own. You cannot imitate somebody else’s journey and still be true to yourself. Are you prepared to honor your uniqueness in this way?
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Meditation is the only intentional, systematic human activity which at bottom is about not trying to improve yourself or get anywhere else, but simply to realize where you already are.

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Meditation is the only intentional, systematic human activity which at bottom is about not trying to improve yourself or get anywhere else, but simply to realize where you already are.
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Meditation is simply about being yourself and know about who that is.

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Meditation is simply about being yourself and know about who that is.
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There are a lot of different ways to talk about mindfulness, but what it really means is awareness.

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There are a lot of different ways to talk about mindfulness, but what it really means is awareness.
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If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.
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Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that.

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Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that.
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In any given moment we are either practicing mindfulness, or defacto, we are practicing mindlessness.

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In any given moment we are either practicing mindfulness, or defacto, we are practicing mindlessness.
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But you cannot have harmony without a commitment to ethical behavior. It’s the fence that keeps out the goats that will eat all the young shoots in your garden.

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But you cannot have harmony without a commitment to ethical behavior. It’s the fence that keeps out the goats that will eat all the young shoots in your garden.
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When you pay attention to boredom it gets unbelievably interesting.

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When you pay attention to boredom it gets unbelievably interesting.
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Practice moment to moment non-judgemental awareness.

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Practice moment to moment non-judgemental awareness.
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If you look at people out on the street, if you look at people at restaurants, nobody’s having conversations anymore. They’re sitting at dinner looking at their phone, because their brain is so addicted to it.

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If you look at people out on the street, if you look at people at restaurants, nobody’s having conversations anymore. They’re sitting at dinner looking at their phone, because their brain is so addicted to it.
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Mindfulness is not about getting anywhere else.

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Mindfulness is not about getting anywhere else.
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Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.

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Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.
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See for yourself whether letting go when a part of you really wants to hold on doesn’t bring a deeper satisfaction than clinging.

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See for yourself whether letting go when a part of you really wants to hold on doesn’t bring a deeper satisfaction than clinging.
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Living in a chronic state of unawareness can cause us to miss much of what is most beautiful and meaningful in our lives.

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Living in a chronic state of unawareness can cause us to miss much of what is most beautiful and meaningful in our lives.
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